Large single Cerussite crystal on a Mottramite covered matrix from the Tsumeb Mine. The Cerussite is 9.5cm wide and well crystallized all around with just minor edge chipping. Large and impressive Tsumeb Cerussite specimen. Ex. Bob Reynolds collection.

Glassy and lustrous gem blue/yellow Tanzanite crystal, even more glassy and transparent in person. Complete high quality crystal. Natural, unheated gem Tanzanite crystal with unusual coloration.

Bright blue/green crystals of Botallackite on all sides of specimen. Botallackite is a rare secondary copper mineral and this is a very rich example from recent finds at Cligga Head.

Classic old Golconda Tourmaline with the distinctive pink body and green termination that these are known for. According to Peter Bancroft, these were found in 1964 in one of the last great vugs found at the mine. These are instantly recognizable and now hard to find classics. The crystal is complete all around, transparent, and pristine. Weighs 14.48 grams. 

Satiny, doubly-terminated Stilbite crystal from Russia. A small point of attachment is one one side of the specimen, leaving both ends of the 'bow-tie' perfect and complete. Comes with a few old labels, one showing it was formerly in the Ernie Schlichter collection and an old price of $400.

Large single crystal of green Pyromorphite partially pseudomorphed to blue Plumbogummite.

Cute miniature of white Chalcedony atop a 2.5cm yellow Apatite crystal.

Two Almandine garnet crystals in schist matrix from the well known Wrangell Island locality in Alaska. The crystals reach 2cm wide with purple/red coloration and translucency and are well exposed from the schist. A USA classic.

Bright crystal groups of the uncommon lead and antimony sulfosalt Semseyite from the Herja Mine in Romania.  The Semseyite crystals are well distibuted across the entire surface and associated with Sphalerite and Quartz.

Boleite cubes and Paratacamite on a clay matrix. Two cubes are on the front face, largest is 7mm on the diagonal, with a multitude of smaller crystals present on top, some intergrown with green Paratacamite. High quality, rare specimen.

Old pink and green bi-color Tourmaline from Marilac, Brazil. This gemmy crystal has lots of character with a steep pyramidal termination, grooves and ridges, and side crystals. The crystal is complete all around, translucent to transparent, and pristine. An old label shows a date of August 1981 and indicates it was once in the Gene LaBerge collection. Weighs 13.37 grams.

Tall, complete single Quartz crystal from Panasquiera loaded with includions. An undamaged, highly transparent crystal with lots of inclusion of both Arseopyrite crystals and Ferberite, possibly others. There is some attached Arsenopyrite around the base.

Sharply formed blue Lazurite crystals to 3cm in a white marble matrix from Afghanistan. This locality produces the worlds best and this one had sharply formed crystals as compared to most that have more rounded crystals. this is a good large sized display specimen.

Open vug in a dark shale matrix lined with yellow Wavellite and numerous crystals of Fluellite. Fluellite is a rare phosphate mineral and the world's best were found at this old Gold mine in Nevada. The Fluellite reach 4mm in size.

Large single green Datolite crystal from Dal'Negorsk. An impressive large crystal in great condition with high luster and areas of transparency. Hard to find with this size and quality.

Amazingly aesthetic Tourmaline var. Indicolite specimen from the Pederniera Mine in Brazil. A tabular Quartz crystal sits propped up an an angle on the termination of a deep blue Tourmaline crystal. The crystal grades up from a greenish blue to a dark inky blue at the termination. Smaller Tourmaline and books of purple Lepidolite are attached. The crystal is complete all around, translucent to transparent, and pristine. An old Hawthorneden label shows a date of May 1990 and indicates it was once in the Gene LaBerge collection. 

Velvety needles of Malachite over Limonite host a 3cm tall Azurite crystal that is partially replaced by Malachite. Although partially pseudomorphed to Malachite, the overall crystal form remains a sharp rosette of the original Azurite.

Pink and green 'watermelon' Tourmaline crystal from Afghanistan. Gemmy and clean and crystalized all around - even the side crystals are complete and the base is recrystalized. Good transparency in the upper half. Complete and undamaged and weighs 44.51 grams.

Sharp and lustrous Rutile crystal grown adjacent to a Quartz crystal from a limited find in Armenia.  These high quality Rutile specimens were found briefly in the late 1990s and are now hard to find.

Calcite crystals with inclusions of Copper from the Quincy Mine in Michigan. The Copper upon which the Calcite grew is well crystallized with individual Copper crystals to 8mm in size. The Calcite are glassy and transparent and reach 1.5cm in size.

Transparent octahedral Fluorite crystals to 3cm from recent finds in Inner Mongolia, China.  High quality, icey colorless Fluorite crystals.

Single octahedral orange Scheelite crystal from the famous Mt. Xuebaoding locality in China. The crystal is undamaged and strikingly accented by Muscovite crystals.

Complete spherical cluster of translucent green Prehnite. Crystallized all around and undamaged.